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Treat the Family to Hot Cross Buns

Address: 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia

Telephone number: +61 2 9633 9113

Opening hours: Hours vary, check the website.

To partake in the hot-cross bun tradition during your Parramatta holiday, head to Westfield Parramatta’s Coffee Emporium, which has launched its limited edition Loaded Hot Cross Buns just for the Easter season. These buns come in two flavours: strawberries and gourmet berry jam topped with whipped cream, and Nutella with fresh banana topped with ice cream. A heavenly treat for the whole family, these buns are certainly more extravagant than their humble predecessors!

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Find Hidden Easter Eggs in the City Library

Address: 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia

Telephone number: +61 2 9806 5159

Opening hours: Hours vary, check the website.

For some Easter egg fun, sign up for the City of Parramatta Library’s free Easter Egg Craft and Hunt session for kids aged six to eight. Participating kids can make their own 3D foam Easter hunt basket, decorate it with stickers, and use it to find the Easter eggs hidden around the library!

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Alpaca-dabra! Have a Day of Easter Joy

Address: 1 Showground Road, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127, Australia

Telephone number: +61 2 9704 1000

Opening hours: Hours vary from 12-23 April 2019. Details here.

First held in 1823, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is Australia’s largest annual ticketed event, attracting over 850,000 attendees each year. What’s unique about this event is that the revenue generated goes towards investing in agriculture, education, youth, and other programmes that benefit communities within New South Wales.

Visit the website for the full line-up of events, and don’t forget to stay for the closing fireworks at 9:00pm.
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Attend a Colourful Easter Parade in Sydney’s Hyde Park

Address: Hyde Park (St. James Station side), Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Opening hours: 10:00am to 12:30pm, 22 April 2019

Held on Easter Monday, the Sydney Easter Parade & Family Day is a decades-old religious festival in Sydney which celebrates Jesus’s resurrection. Be wildly entertained by “live” music, a marching band, giant inflatables, stilt walkers, animal costumes, and much more!

Note that as this is an event for Australian Christians from all denominations, a worship session will be held prior to the parade. The themes and displays of the day will also be aligned to Christian values. However, the event welcomes participants from all religious beliefs, so do join in even if you are not a Christian.

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Easter Cheer for Parramatta’s Rugby Team

Address: 11-13 O’Connell Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150

To support a Parramatta sports team, show up for the NRL (National Rugby League) Telstra Premiership clash between the Parramatta Eels and the West Tigers on Easter Monday. This will be the first NRL game at the 30,000-seater Bankwest Stadium, a brand-new venue in Parramatta.

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Usher in Easter with a Family Feast

At PARKROYAL Parramatta’s TABLE 30 restaurant, seafood lovers can indulge in the freshest locally sourced seafood buffet every Saturday night, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. It’s your chance to savour poached whole ocean trout, as well as Sydney rock oysters, mouth-watering mussels, and blue swimmer crabs.

Isn’t this a perfect way to cap off your Easter celebrations with your loved ones?